Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usThu, 06 Sep 2012 21:53:34 +0000Grantland launches YouTube channel featuring—well, they'll figure it outhttp://www.dailydot.com/upstream/grantland-bill-simmons-youtube-channel/<p><img src='http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/41/98/419809eca6357accbd637fddd7ec335c.jpg'></p><p>
<a href="http://www.grantland.com/">Grantland</a> is taking a swing at video. The Bill Simmons-controlled website launched a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GrantlandNetwork/video">YouTube channel</a> Wednesday.</p>
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The year-old ESPN-owned site is bringing its blend of sports and pop culture news into video form with three series: The Best BS, Animated Archives, and Hockumentary. The channel boasts more than 10,000 subscribers.</p>
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In Simmons&rsquo; quixotic introduction video, he jokes that he&rsquo;s dreamed about having a YouTube channel since he was a child, and complains about how much he hates talking into a camera.</p>
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&ldquo;I lost the will and intensity to do this,&rdquo; he mumbles at the end of the introduction.</p>
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<iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="365" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R8I7AdJNo_0?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="630"></iframe></p>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRUS6QBiViQ&amp;feature=youtu.be">Hockumentary</a>, the first show to premiere, is a short documentary focused on Iowa State basketball player Royce White prior to the start of the NBA draft. The eight-minute show is a candid look into White&rsquo;s life. It&rsquo;s tightly produced, professionally edited, and feels like a segment from ESPN&rsquo;s newsmagazine, E:60.</p>
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If sports aren&#39;t your thing, Simmons&rsquo; superb pop culture knowledge shines through in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO2RI0o8M0&amp;list=PL3BC817F50BC6D68F&amp;feature=plcp">The Best BS</a>, which is a podcast in video form. The channel features interviews with comedian Louis C.K. and actor Jack Black, and &ldquo;lost&rdquo; footage from his March interview with Pres. Barack Obama.</p>
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On <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6UL8JYvLpE&amp;feature=plcp">Animated Archives</a>, memorable bits from Simmons&rsquo; podcasts get, well, animated. Similar in format to the <a href="http://www.rickygervais.com/hboanimation.php">The Ricky Gervais Show</a> on HBO, the first episode features Chapelle Show co-creator Neal Brennan describing the one time he partied with Prince.</p>
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<iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="365" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g6UL8JYvLpE?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="630"></iframe></p>
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<em>Photo via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8I7AdJNo_0&amp;list=PLD7F9590904B5D79D&amp;feature=plcp">Grantland/YouTube</a></em></p>
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